CROP SCIENCE

Sweet potatoes aren’t just orange or white anymore. Purple varieties pack a powerful antioxidant punch thanks to anthocyanins, the pigments that give blueberries and red cabbage their deep colors. But when these plants don’t get enough phosphorus—a key nutrient—they change how they make these health

Imagine you're a rice farmer trying to improve your crop. You might wonder, how can we make rice produce more seeds? Scientists found that a specific gene in rice, called OsSPL5, can actually boost cross-pollination – the process where pollen from one plant fertilizes another. This increases the num